MLB.com Offers Free Preview of MLB.TV High Definition Player

MLB.com Offers Free Preview of MLB.TV High Definition Player

First games at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field available online in HD

NEW YORK, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, will cap the public beta of its new high definition media player with a two-day free preview of MLB.TV Premium on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4. The preview will feature five Spring Training games, including the first games at the world's and New York City's two newest ballparks -- Yankee Stadium and Citi Field.

Beginning with Opening Day, this new MLB.TV Premium media player with enhanced interactive features and delivered in a convenient, cutting-edge Adobe Flash format will be available for every out-of-market regular season game. MLB.TV is now in its seventh season streaming live baseball games online. Following are the five games being streamed as part of the MLB.TV Premium free preview on April 3-4:

Friday, April 3, 2009
Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets, 6:10 p.m. (EDT)
Chicago Cubs vs. New York Yankees, 7:05 p.m. (EDT)

Saturday, April 4, 2009
Chicago Cubs vs. New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m. (EDT)
Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets, 1:10 p.m. (EDT)
Baltimore Orioles vs. Washington Nationals, 6:05 p.m. (EDT)

Among the features included in the 2009 MLB.TV Premium media player are:
-- HD Quality Picture* -- MLB.com's proprietary speed detection allows
high-speed customers to enjoy an HD quality picture (up to 3mbs, 720p
standard) on any size monitor.
-- Live Game DVR Functionality -- Pause, rewind or fast-forward live
games.
-- Multi-Game Viewing Options -- Watch up to four games simultaneously.
-- Picture-in-Picture -- Choose one game and track another or watch
in-game highlights simultaneously in a secondary window.
-- Home and Away Feeds* -- Watch or listen to either the home or away
team's broadcasts.
-- Live Game Radio Option* -- Select either radio or television
announcers of each game.
-- Live Game Highlights -- Real-time highlights and player stats
automatically load into the media player. Simply click on a highlight
and the clip instantly launches in a picture-in-picture window.

-- Player Tracker -- Customize alerts to feature entire fantasy rosters
or just a list of favorite players. Subscribers will be notified any
time a listed player is on deck. Click the real-time alert to watch
live at-bat look-ins.

* -- (where available)

Source: MLB.com

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